Matthijs de Ligt revealed he felt “really bad” for Erik ten Hag after Manchester United sacked his mentor and said the players needed to look at themselves and examine their own role in his downfall. Ten Hag made defender De Ligt Ajax captain when he was just 18 and they were reunited in the summer when he bought him from Bayern Munich for £42.9m.

Manchester United secured all three points in their fourth game under their interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy on Sunday afternoon The English Premier League giants have been unbeaten since they sacked Dutch manager Erik ten Hag late last month A football ...

Manchetser United manager Erik ten Hag was sacked after yet another loss and Ruud van Nistelrooy is now the man in charge.